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    Review of the Day: Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

    Betsy Bird, August 30, 2012 | Best Books of 2012, Reviews

    Liar & Spy By Rebecca Stead $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-385-73743-2 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Rebecca Stead is the M. Night Shyamalan of children’s literature, and I mean that in a good Sixth Sense way, not a lame The Happening one. It’s funny, but when I try to compare her other authors I find myself tongue-tied. […]

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    Review of the Day: Cat Tale by Michael Hall

    Betsy Bird, August 25, 2012 | Reviews

    Cat Tale By Michael Hall Greenwillow (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-191516-1 Ages 6-10 On shelves August 28th When we are old and gray and the stars gleam a little less brightly in the wide firmament above our heads, I have no doubt that there will STILL be children’s librarians out there debating […]

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    Review of the Day: Wisdom, the Midway Albatross by Darcy Pattison

    Betsy Bird, August 20, 2012 | Reviews

    Wisdom the Midway Albatross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 Years By Darcy Pattison Illustrated by Kitty Harvill Mims House $11.99 ISBN: 978-0-9798621-7-5 Ages 4-8 On shelves now If I had a better knowledge of my nonfiction children’s history then I might be able to tell you the exact moment that […]

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    Review of the Day: Robin Hood by David Calcutt

    Betsy Bird, August 17, 2012 | Best Books of 2012, Reviews

    Robin Hood By David Calcutt Illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith Barefoot Books $12.99 ISBN 978-1-84686-799-6 Ages 6 and up On shelves October 1st Robin Hood has, for years now, been the bane of my existence. And yes, I’m well aware that this statement makes me sound like nothing so much as the Sheriff of Nottingham. That […]

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    Review of the Day: The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Betsy Bird, August 14, 2012 | Best Books of 2012, Reviews

    The Swing By Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrated By Julie Morstad Simply Read Books $8.95 ISBN: 978-1897476482 Ages 0-3 On shelves October 20th There comes a moment in a new parent’s life when they realize that they have become their own parents. It’s different for everyone. For some folks it won’t happen until they’re berating their […]

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    Review of the Day: Step Gently Out by Helen Frost and Rick Lieder

    Betsy Bird, August 11, 2012 | Best Books of 2012, Reviews

    Step Gently Out By Helen Frost Photographs by Rick Lieder Candlewick Press $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-5601-0 Ages 3-8 On shelves now I have lots of little soapboxes scattered around my home that I like to pounce on in idle moments. Big soapboxes. Little soapboxes. Anyone who knows me is forced to hear me expound from one […]

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    Review of the Day: Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton

    Betsy Bird, August 7, 2012 | Reviews

    Freaky Fast Frankie Joe By Lutricia Clifton Holiday House $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-8234-2367-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Realistic fiction for kids has more baggage than other fictional genres for that age group. Fantasies and comedies and science fiction get to rely on the extraordinary to weave their tales. Historical fiction, meanwhile, has the nice veil […]

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    Review of the Day: Up, Tall and High! by Ethan Long

    Betsy Bird, July 31, 2012 | Best Books of 2012, Reviews

    Up! Tall! And High! (but not necessarily in that order.) By Ethan Long G. P. Putnam’s Sons (an division of Penguin) $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-399-25611-0 Ages 4-8 On shelves now There was a running gag going around earlier this year that either Dan Santat was the Matthew Cordell of 2012 or Matthew Cordell was the Dan […]

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    Review of the Day: The Giant and How He Humbugged America by Jim Murphy

    Betsy Bird, July 27, 2012 | Reviews

    The Giant and How He Humbugged America By Jim Murphy Scholastic $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-439-69184-0 Ages 10 and up On shelves October 1st What are we to make of the proliferation of true-life hoax books for children filling our library and bookstore shelves this year? Whether it’s the clever ruse of The Fairy Ring scandal or […]

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    Review of the Day: Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed

    Betsy Bird, July 25, 2012 | Best Books of 2012, Reviews

    Twelve Kinds of Ice By Ellen Bryan Obed Illustrated by Barbara McClintock Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-618-89129-0 Ages 6-10 On shelves November 6th Every year the children’s librarians of the New York Public Library system come together and create a list of 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. The list, now entering its 101st […]

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